diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c b/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c
index 43e000aa8a2e..ed5191569b95 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/irq.c
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ static int __init jz4740_intc_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 {
 	struct irq_chip_generic *gc;
 	struct irq_chip_type *ct;
+	int parent_irq;
+
+	parent_irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0);
+	if (!parent_irq)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	jz_intc_base = ioremap(JZ4740_INTC_BASE_ADDR, 0x14);
 
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ static int __init jz4740_intc_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 
 	irq_setup_generic_chip(gc, IRQ_MSK(32), 0, 0, IRQ_NOPROBE | IRQ_LEVEL);
 
-	setup_irq(2, &jz4740_cascade_action);
+	setup_irq(parent_irq, &jz4740_cascade_action);
 	return 0;
 }
 IRQCHIP_DECLARE(jz4740_intc, "ingenic,jz4740-intc", jz4740_intc_of_init);